Ichetucknee Springs Campgrounds

Back in February, I was here to do some kayaking and I had an absolutely marvelous time.
The water was crystal clear and we saw a few manatees as we kayaked. There’s a lot of tubing here in the summer seasons, so it may get busy — but in February it was absolutely perfect (and the weather was great — not too hot, but around 80).
The only negative is now I’m sitting here in Buffalo and wishing that I had access to a river with so much awesome wild life. Don’t get me wrong — there’s some nice kayaking spots with crystal clear water nearby, but I won’t get to see those gentle giants over here.
I highly recommend doing some tubing /​kayaking along here!

Worth the stop for anyone even 2 hours away for here. Go for the tubing down the river. The water is spring fed and CRYSTAL clear. We saw hundreds of fish swimming in all directions around us and turtles. The group ahead of us even touched a manatee that was passing through! Get a tube from any of Lowe’s (not the home and garden store) locations along the road to the park, cheap and great tube rental that you leave at the park after you’ve floated the 3 ½– 4 hours down the river. Convenient! The water is a bit colder than you first expect but easy to adjust to once you get your butt in the tube. Everyone needs to tube down this Park’s river at least once in life! Along with that the rangers are all very helpful in directing or answering any questions you might have and even the bathrooms are super clean.
This park does frequently close when there is overcrowding, go on a week day. We went on a Monday at the end of May, good time to go.
They also have kayaks and canoes if tubing isn’t your thing :) Enjoy!

Was bicycling thru, but came in on the otherside of the state park, so I camped at family camp. Store. Beer, laundry.
This camp has beauty, a club house, 10 $ camp spots. Be warned, about the dirt roads to get in, about ¹⁄₈ mile. I did it not loaded, but could be fanangled loaded.